Slip cover



Jan. l, 1946. L Q LENZ 2,392,051

SLIP COVER Filed Oct. 15, 1944 Patented Jan. 1, 1946 unl-.rsu stares orgies;

SLIP'COVER;

Lionel 'C2 Lenz, Chicagogilllzj assignorslto SainfPa'ss;` Chicago, 111::

Application October. 13, 1944,)Sria11N..558,526 3 'Clinls.l (Cl. 1554-1857- This invention relates-*to improvements infurniture slip ycovers,I

An object of the invention-:is:to--providean im-v proved-slipcoverfor anarticle of furniture Yhawing means .for accommodating.; adjustment .of the backrest portion of the-.-.-slipcover to back-A rests .-whichJ-vary "dimensionally---, as-:Well `as in shape.- In` conventional! .overstuffedf furniture,

such,-Iorexample,.-as club-chairs,- davenports,

etc;,. the. makes o1- 1 various: manufacturers, rwhile generally l somewhat. similar; vary dimension--y slipcovers-,especi-ally those made of ynon-stretchymateria-l, frequently do .not fit smoothlygover the '1 backrests and shoulders of the. backs. ofr certain articles of furniture..

The present -improvements provide means whereby. afactoryemade Slipcoverv of the size-to rita. large-.size article; such` as a club chair, can

be..adjustedn to provide a neat fit-over thel ,backsof chairs which vary somewhat dimensionally as well..as.in.shape from suchchair..

In the accompanying drawing,

Figure 1 is aperspective View .ofa chair, viewed from. the rear, having .thereon a Slipcover embodying improvements. illustrative of` thev present shown and indicated, generally, bythe numerallil, fbut. it. will. be, appreciated that the-present improvements can be utilized inuslipcovers/ forchairs of other types or styles, as well as foi` davenports.

The cover selected for the purpose of illustrating the invention is of the separate arm cover type, i. e., the arm cover sections are made separately from the remainder of the cover. The improvements, however, may well be embodied in a unitary cover, if desired, i. e., one wherein the cover sections for the chair arms are secured in conventional manner to the remainder of the cover to provide a so-called one-piece cover. In the drawing, the separate arm cover sections are indicated by the numeral Il, and form enclothereto valong seams.. 21.

portions 2li-:are likewise attached-to `the aback-r cover: panel Il, :along vthe seam :28; by -means 'ot sures;-for-'the-arms-:I 2f -ofF the cha-ir.-A Thescoverv sections` Il, as :indicated in-,Figure.1-Vare.-1prpe-v vided' with-rearwardly- `extending-1naps-or.A exten@ sions.- IS, having ;means, such as, strings,- libn whereby. the extensions i3 may be-tied-together.-

atlthe 'back-ofthe chair, thereby-.retaining -thef-f covers in positiongon-the cha-ir; arms-1-L The ar cover- 'sections l t, as illustrated .in are provided with bottom"`plaits i5,.which;extendf` alongthesidesof-4 .theschairwhen the covers Ilare in position.

The rear top-4 andf inner portions-ot the: alarm cover sections; fl I are arranged to; be 'tuckedainto the crevices i 6, ,whichf are. provided atthew-junc-,r

:tion of the` arms-with the backrestyasyist well-i.

known.' The remainder of thecover,shown-5in,

they drawing, g comprises: a back-coversection, .ori--A paneli'L-a backrest cover panel 18, az-seatcover f portion I9, and, a-front drop-jMilf-asillustrated-in,-.--y -:-Figure The drop 2d is shown providedwith fa.row;-of plaits 2l., which, when thea-cover portion; shown in'Figure 2 is in-.position fon-.a chairr as illustratedinfiligure 5,., willbe :in alignment-,ft-

with'the ^plaits -I 5= of the-arm-zcover portions Il.:

.The seat cover: portion i9 is. positioned .'beneatlr the conventional cushion Y222 which, preferably,` is provided with la separater, bag-,like cover portion. 1 23.- At the--junctionofthe backrestv coverporgtion. Iaand-the seat cover :portion issurplusi- -materia-lisprovided-which, as: indicatedfatv 20`r in Figure 2, isadaptedA to. be tucked'v downwardly into the space provided between fthe; bottom--portion of the chair backrestV and the chair seat, the-.famount of material-tucked into Vsuch-spacez--de--fpending` on the --propor-.tionsr of l thel chair.

strip, of--plaits 2| to the proper level.,l

The backrest `cover portion'or panel i 8 isprovided with shoulder` cover. portions ZQ-,fattached 1 Said shoulder-- coyerf which i the backrest f coveri 8 proper. isa-also, 'attached'fto the rear: pane1. l 1.-.

The seam 28 provides a tubular passage for a drawstring 29, the passage extending downwardly along the free vertical edges of the panel l1. The drawstring passage referred to may conveniently be formed of a strip of folded tape which forms a nnished edge for the free vertical edges of the section l1 and an ornamental seam between said portion I1 and 26, and l1 and I8.

The width of the rear panel l1 is such as to t satisfactorily the back of a chair of maximum size, but by reason of the adjusting features,

the dlfawirisL-iy ThefV amountwsoftucked4v inl is suchv asfto adjust--the# the chair can be adjusted into smooth, tauttting relation also with backrests of less than the maximum size.

It will be seen that the drawstring 29 is directed by the drawstring passage formed by the seam 28 up over the upper edge of a chair backrest when the cover is in position on a chair, as shown in Figure 1. When the cover is in position, the lower ends of the shoulder cover sections 26 are tucked into the crevices I6, the height of the sections 26 being suil'cient to adapt the same to chairs having backrests of diierent heights. When the backrest enclosure has been positioned on the backrest of the chair, one end of the string 29 is attached to one of the rear legs 30 of the chair, as indicated at Figure 1, and the string is then drawn tightly and tied at the other end to the other rear leg 30 of the chair. If the chair back is of maximum size the cover enclosure generally will fit snugly thereon, but since fa, particular cover may be fitted to a chair that varies from the maximum size, vsome slack in the cover may result, which will have to be taken in to provide the desired neat t. It will be seen that the taut string extending around theupper portion of the chair back and down along the rear edges of the shoulder sections 26 not only tends to hold the backrest section in position, but tends to draw section I8 and sections 26 horizontally across the chair backrest.

If the chair back is of less than maximum size, slackness will prevail in the rear portion I1 of the cover, but such slack can be taken out by pressing or stuing surplus material of the section II beneath the taut string 29, as indicated in Figures 3 and 4. In those iigures, various portions of the cover section II are shown tucked beneath the seams 28, through which the strings 29 extend. The construction described thus provides means for hiding unsightly surplus material, which produces wrinkles or slack in the rear cover section I1. The taut string retains the tucked-in material 3|, as shown in Figures 3 and 4, in con` cealed relation, thus providing a smooth, neat appearance at the rear of the chair.

It-will be noted that beginning at a level adjacent the lower portions ofthe shoulder 26 the back panel I1 is substantially narrower than the super-adjacent portion, which nts across the upper portion of the chair back. This narrower portion of the section I1 may be insufficient, as indicated in Figure 1, to cover the entire rear portion ofthe back of the chair, but such deficiency is immaterial, due to the fact that the ilaps I3 of the arm cover sections II extend well inwardly of the vertical edges of the section I'I. The drawstring construction described thus provides means not only for drawing the cover section I8 and sections 26 laterally across the front of the chair backrest, but provides ,means beneath which surplus material, as indicated at 3I in Fig- Vures 3 and 4, can be gathered or tucked, providing a smooth t for the cover sections I1 across the back of the chair.

While I have shown and described an embodiment of the present improvements for the purpose of illustration, it will be apparent that various changes in the specific structure mentioned may be resorted to within the scope of the present improvements.

I claim:

1. A slipcover for an article of furniture having a back rest, a seat, and arms, said cover comprising cooperating cover portions for said backrest, seat, and arms, said cover portion for the back rest comprising connected front and rear panels for covering the front and rear surfaces of the backrest, shoulder cover panels for the shoulders of the backrest connected to said front and rear panels and a drawstring extending along the sides and upper end of said rear panel adapted to be secured in taut condition to the lower rear portion of the article for retaining said front and shoulder panels in taut relation on the respective portions of the back rest and beneath which surplus material of the upper portion of said rear panel may be tucked to provide a smooth fit upon the rear of the backrest.

2. A slipcover for an article of furniture having a backrest, a seat, and arms, said cover comprising cooperating cover portions for said backrest, seat and arms, said cover portion for the backi'est comprising front and rear panels for covering the front and rear surfaces of the backrest including portions for covering the shoulders of the backrest, and a. draw string extending along the sides and upper end of said rear panel adapted to be secured in taut relation to the lower rear portion of the article for retaining said front panel and shoulder cover portions in taut relation on the respective portions of the backrest and beneath which draw string surplus material of the upper portion of said rear panel may be tucked to provide a smooth t upon the rear of the backrest.

3. A slipcover for an article of furniture having a backrest, a seat, and arms, said cover comprising cooperating cover portions for said backrest, seat, and arms, said cover portion for the backrest comprising connected front and rear panels for covering the front and rear surfaces of the backrest including portions for covering the shoulders of the backrest, a tubular structure extending along the sides and upper end of the rear panel and a draw string in said tubular structure extending from the lower ends of the structure and adapted to be drawn into taut relation and attached to a portion of the article for retaining said front panel and shoulder cover sections in taut relation on the respective portions of the backrest and beneath which draw string surplus material of the upper portion of said rear panel may be tucked to provide a smooth fit upon the rear of the backrest.

LIONEL C. LENZ. 

